'Here For You' provides access to mental health resources on Snapchat

A new Snapchat feature will help users suffering from mental health illnesses.

"Here For You," soon to be rolled out, will provide resources for those who search certain key words.

A HANDGUN WAS FOUNDNEAR LAMB.MENTAL HEALTH IS TOP OFMIND FOR "SNAPCHAT" --THE SOCIAL MEDIAPLATFORM WITHDISAPPEARING MESSAGES.THE COMPANY SAYS ITWANTS TO BE MORE THANJUST A FUN WAY FORFRIENDS TO TALK TO EACHOTHER..41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER EMMA JAMESTELLS US WHAT ITS NEWFEATURE WILL DO -- AND IFSTUDENTS THINK IT'LLMAKE A DIFFERENCE.EMMA JAMES, REPORTING"Snapchat hopes highschoolers will find its newmental health tool particularlyhelpful, it's called 'here foryou,' It's not out yet, but ifyoulog onto the app there is ademo where you can see whatit will look like."THERE'S NO DOUBT -SNAPCHAT IS ONE OF THELEADERS IN THE SOCIALMEDIA WORLD.MORGAN RAMSEY, SENIOR,SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS HIGHSCHOOL"We all use it to communicatemore than even textmessages or instagrams orDM's or anything."MORGAN RAMSEY IS ASENIOR AT SAINT THOMASAQUINAS.SHE SAYS THE APP'S NEWPUSH TO BE A MENTALHEALTH RESOURCE IS ASTEP IN THE RIGHTDIRECTION.SNAPCHAT SAYS IT'S NEWFEATURE WILL GIVESUPPORT TO USERS WHOMAY BE EXPERIENCING AMENTAL HEALTH OREMOTIONAL CRISIS.IT WILL USE LOCALEXPERTS TO HELP USERSWHO SEARCH KEYWORDSLIKE ANXIETY,DEPRESSION OR SUICIDE.LAURA CLINE, COUNSELOR,SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS HIGHSCHOOL"I think any avenue we cangive our students to talk aboutthose feelings and getresources for it, much betteroff."SCHOOL COUNSELORLAURA CLINE SAYS SHESEES THE APP'SPOTENTIAL TO BE A GREATOUTLET FOR TEENS.SHE SAYS MANY OF THEMFACE A TREMENDOUSAMOUNT OF PRESSURE,WHICH CAN CAUSESTRESS AND ANXIETY.LAURA CLINE, COUNSELOR,SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS HIGHSCHOOL"Sometimes it's hard for themto talk about these things faceto face, be it with an adult oranother student."RAMSEY SAYS SHEAPPRECIATES THEEFFORTS OTHER SOCIALMEDIA OUTLETS HAVEMADE TOWARD MENTALHEALTH.AS A STUDENTAMBASSADOR ON THEZERO REASONS WHY TEENCOUNCIL - SHE WORKSWITH STUDENTS FROM ALLOVER THE COUNTY TOHELP PREVENT TEENSUICIDE AND REDUCE THESTIGMA AROUND MENTALHEALTH.MORGAN RAMSEY, SENIOR,SAINT THOMAS AQUINAS HIGHSCHOOL"I feel like everybody deservesto be seen, heard and loved,and I think one of my bigthings is just making sure thateverybody has that."SNAPCHAT SAYS 'HEREFOR YOU' WILL BE ROLLEDOUT IN THE NEXT FEWMONTHS.IN OLATHE, EMMA JA